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‘Foregone conclusion’ that Erdogan is rooting for Trump in US presidential election

Al-Monitor Columnist Semih Idiz discusses why Turkish-pro government media has made former Vice President Joe Biden an "object of anger"; why Turkey is escalating the diplomatic fight with Europe over offensive cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad; Russia-Turkey relations; and Turkey’s interests and objectives in Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh and Syria. Cracks in Turkish-Russian ties begin to show The Takeaway: Is Erdogan’s threat to Syrian Kurds linked to US election? Erdogan sues Charlie Hebdo over caricature

Al-Monitor Columnist Semih Idiz discusses why Turkish-pro government media has made former Vice President Joe Biden an "object of anger"; why Turkey is escalating the diplomatic fight with Europe over offensive cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad; Russia-Turkey relations; and Turkey’s interests and objectives in Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh and Syria.